Classic Starts®

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes, Christy Webster, Karl James Mountford

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Union Square Kids
19 September 2024

Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Educational: Languages other than English

Series: Classic Starts®

An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of Don Quixote,part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

Don Quixote is a knight-errant determined to keep the spirit of chivalry alive in 17th-century Spain. Accompanied by his sidekick, Sancho Panza, Don Quixote conjures up a love interest, meddles with other people's lives, and fights with""evil giants"" that are in fact just windmills. How much of Don Quixote's adventures are real? Has he lost his mind . . . or is he the only lucid one in an excessively cynical world?

The Classic Starts series has sold more than 8 million copies since it launched in 2004. These abridged, kid-friendly editions are the perfect way to introduce beloved stories to the next generation. Each book includes discussion questions by Arthur Pober, EdD.

By: Miguel de Cervantes
Illustrated by: Karl James Mountford
Abridged by: Christy Webster
Imprint: Union Square Kids
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 191mm, Width: 137mm,
ISBN: 9781454953517
ISBN 10: 1454953519
Series: Classic Starts®
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 19 September 2024
Recommended Age: From 7 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Miguel de Cervantes (circa 15471616) was a Spanish author. He spent many decades as a poor man, moving from job to job, until publishing Don Quixote de la Mancha in 1605. The book quickly became a success, and he published part two of the story in 1615, less than a year before his death.